Cancer Awareness (Vol 244)
Cancer incidence and projections in Australia & worldwide; cancer projection and detection – check-ups, screening, lifestyle factors for specific cancer types.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: www.aihw.gov.au

Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Health Insite: www.healthinsite.gov.au

myDr: www.mydr.com.au

Queensland Cancer Fund: www.qldcancer.com.au

The Cancer Council Australia: www.cancer.org.au

The Cancer Council ACT: www.actcancer.org

The Cancer Council New South Wales: www.cancercouncil.com.au

The Cancer Council Northern Territory: www.cancercouncilnt.com.au

The Cancer Council South Australia: www.cancersa.org.au

The Cancer Council Tasmania: www.cancertas.org.au

The Cancer Council Victoria: www.cancervic.org.au

The Cancer Council Western Australia: www.cancerwa.asn.au

World Health Organization (WHO): www.who.int

Resilience and Coping Skills (Vol 260)
Overview of resilience (or resiliency): the ability to manage and learn from difficulties & to bounce back after adversity. Outlines personal strengths, skills and abilities which help to buffer against stress, with a particular focus on promoting resilience in children and young people.

Early Childhood Australia Inc: www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au

Headroom: www.headroom.net.au/kitchen/index.html

Parenting and Child Health: www.cyh.com

ParentLink: www.parentlink.act.gov.au

Reach Out: www.reachout.com.au

Resiliency Resource Centre: www.embracethefuture.org.au/resiliency/index.htm

Raising Resilient Children Foundation: www.raisingresilientkids.com

ResilienceNet: http://resilnet.uiuc.edu

Resiliency in Action: www.resiliency.com

Physical Activity (Vol 263)
This book looks at the extent of participation in physical activity by Australians & presents a range of approaches to exercise to suit each person’s age & situation.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Sports Commission: www.ausport.gov.au

Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Department of Health and Ageing (physical activity and health): www.health.gov.au/internet/main/Publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-active-index.htm

Department of Sport and Recreation Western Australia: www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Go For Your Life: www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au

Healthy Active Australia: www.healthyactive.gov.au

myDr: www.mydr.com.au

National Heart Foundation of Australia: www.heartfoundation.com.au

NSW Sport and Recreation: www.dsr.nsw.gov.au

Nutrition Australia: www.nutritionaustralia.org

Office for Recreation and Sport South Australia: www.recsport.sa.gov.au

Sport and Recreation Northern Territory: www.nt.gov.au

Sport and Recreation Queensland: www.sportrec.qld.gov.au

Sport and Recreation Tasmania: www.development.tas.gov.au/sportrec

Sport and Recreation Victoria: www.sport.vic.gov.au

Victorian Health Promotion Association: www.vichealth.vic.gov.au

World Health Organization: www.who.int/moveforhealth

Asthma (Vol 267)
Overview of incidence and causes of asthma in Australia; practical advice on asthma management.

Asthma Foundations of Australia: www.asthmaaustralia.org.au

Asthma Foundation of New South Wales: www.asthmansw.org.au

Asthma Foundation of Queensland: www.asthmaqld.org.au

Asthma Foundation of Tasmania: www.asthmatas.org.au

Asthma Foundation of the ACT: www.asthmaact.org.au

Asthma Foundation of Victoria: www.asthma.org.au

Asthma Foundation of Western Australia: www.asthmawa.org.au

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy: www.allergy.org.au

Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring: www.asthmamonitoring.org

Australian Lung Foundation: www.lungnet.com.au

Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Co-operative Research Centre for Asthma: www.asthma.crc.org.au

Department of Health and Ageing: www.health.gov.au

Global Initiative for Asthma: www.ginasthma.com

myDr: www.mydr.com.au

National Asthma Council: www.nationalasthma.org.au

Food and Nutrition (Vol 270)
Balanced and varied diet information; healthy eating guidelines for different life stages; facts and advice on food nutrition labelling and food safety for Australians.

ABC Health Matters Website: www.abc.net.au/health

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Food and Grocery Council: www.afgc.org.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: www.aihw.gov.au

Australian Nutrition Foundation Inc. (Nutrition Australia): www.nutritionaustralia.org

Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

CSIRO Human Nutrition: www.foodscience.csiro.au

Department of Health and Ageing: www.health.gov.au

Dietitians Association of Australia: www.daa.asn.au

Eat Well Be Active (Qld Govt.): www.eatwellbeactive.qld.gov.au

Food and Nutrition Australia: www.foodnut.com.au

Food Safety Information: www.foodsafety.asn.au

Food Standards Australia New Zealand: www.foodstandards.gov.au

Food Watch: www.foodwatch.com.au

Go Organic: www.goorganic.com.au

Health Insite: www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Food_and_Nutrition

Healthy Active: www.healthyactive.gov.au

Healthy Eating Club: www.healthyeatingclub.com

Live Life Well: www.livelifewell.nsw.gov.au

myDr: www.mydr.com.au

National Health and Medical Research Council: www.nhmrc.gov.au

National Heart Foundation of Australia: www.heartfoundation.com.au

Men's Health and Wellbeing (Vol 274)
State of men’s health in Australia; specific men’s health conditions and risks; check-ups and treatment.

Andrology Australia: www.andrologyaustralia.org

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/html/html_population/population_subgroups_men.htm

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: www.aihw.gov.au

Australian Policy Online: www.apo.org.au

Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Beyond Blue: www.beyondblue.org.au

Department of Veterans Affairs: www.dva.gov.au

Healthinsite: www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Men_s_Health

Men’s Awareness Network: www.mannet.com.au

Men’s Health (Freemasons): www.menshealth.org.au

Men’s Health Peer Education: www.dva.gov.au/health/menshealth/index.htm

Mensline Australia: www.menslineaus.org.au

Men’s sheds: www.mensheds.com.au

myDr (Men’s Health Centre): www.mydr.com.au/default.asp?Section=men%60shealth

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia: www.prostate.org.au

Women's Health and Wellbeing(Vol 275)
Australian women’s health status; how women care for their health; major health conditions and risk factors.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: www.aihw.gov.au

Australian Women’s Health Network: www.awhn.org.au

Better Health Channel (go to ‘Women’ page): www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service: www.cyh.com

Department of Health and Ageing: www.health.gov.au

HealthInsite (Women’s Health page): www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Women_s_Health

Office for Women: http://ofw.facs.gov.au

Royal Women’s Hospital Victoria: www.thewomens.org.au

Women’s Health Australia: www.alswh.org.au

Women’s Health Queensland Wide: www.womhealth.org.au

Women’s Health Services (Western Australia): www.whs.org.au

Women’s Health Statewide (South Australia): www.whs.sa.gov.au

Women’s Portal (Health & Wellbeing page): www.women.gov.au/channel/channel.asp?ctid=1&cid=829

Happiness and Life Satisfaction (Vol 276)
Measuring the happiness and life satisfaction of Australians; the ‘happiness debate’; tips on how to increase happiness.

ABC Health Matters: www.abc.net.au/health

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Policy Online: www.apo.org.au

Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Centre for Independent Studies: www.cis.org.au

Happiness and its Causes (conference): www.happinessanditscauses.com.au

On Line Opinion: www.onlineopinion.com.au

Reach Out: www.reachout.com.au

The Australia Institute: www.tai.org.au

The Happiness Institute: www.thehappinessinstitute.com

Body Image and Self-Esteem (Vol 279)
Explores the range of influences on body dissatisfaction for children, women and men, and looks at ways to
promote positive body image and in turn improve self-esteem.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: www.aihw.gov.au

Australian Medical Association: www.ama.com.au

Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Body Image and Health Inc.: www.internationalnodietday.com

Child and Youth Health: www.cyh.com.au

Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing: www.health.gov.au

Diet No More: www.dietnomore.com.au

Eating Disorders Association of South Australia: www.edasa.org.au

Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria Inc: www.eatingdisorders.org.au

Eating Disorders Resource Centre (Eating Disorders Association Inc Qld): www.eda.org.au

Go for Your Life: www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au

Headroom, Mental Health for Young People: www.headroom.net.au

If Not Dieting: www.ifnotdieting.com.au

Make A Noise Project Online: http://makeanoise.ysp.org.au

Medical Journal of Australia: www.mja.com.au

MyDr: www.mydr.com.au

On Line Opinion: www.onlineopinion.com.au

Reach Out!: www.reachout.com.au

Somazone: www.somazone.com.au

Sexual and Reproductive Health (Vol 281)
Reviews the current state of Australians’ sexual and reproductive health and the factors involved in maintaining health in a broad range of health conditions and behaviours, including: awareness and practice of safer sex practices; contraception choices; sexually transmitted infections and diseases, including HIV and AIDS; conditions relating to sexual dysfunction; teenage and unplanned pregnancy issues.

AIDS, Hepatitis and Sexual Health: www.aidshep.org.au

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations: www.afao.org.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: www.aihw.gov.au

Australian Reproductive Health Alliance: www.arha.org.au

Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society: www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs

Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Child and Youth Health: www.cyh.com

Family Planning Queensland: www.fpq.com.au

Family Planning Tasmania: www.fpt.asn.au

Family Planning Victoria: www.fpv.org.au

Family Planning Western Australia: www.fpwa.org.au

FPA Health: www.fpahealth.org.au

health inSite: www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Sexual_Health

Marie Stopes International: www.sextxt.org.au

MyDr: www.mydr.com.au

Reach Out!: www.reachout.com.au

Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia: www.shfpa.org.au

Sex! Life! (Family Planning Victoria): www.sexlife.net.au

Women’s Health Queensland: www.womhealth.org.au

Women’s Health Victoria: www.whv.org.au

Managing Stress (Vol 285)
Understanding and managing stress; work-related stress; study stress and surviving exams.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Institute of Family Studies: www.aifs.gov.au

Australian Policy Online: www.apo.org.au

Australian Workplace: www.workplace.gov.au

Centre for Work + Life (University of South Australia):
www.unisa.edu.au/hawkeinstitute/cwl/default.asp

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: www.workplace.gov.au

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: www.hreoc.gov.au

On Line Opinion: www.onlineopinion.com.au

Qld Department of Industrial Relations (Work, family and lifestyle page):
www.deir.qld.gov.au/industrial/family/index.htm

The Obesity Epidemic (Vol 293)
Overweight and obesity trends in Australia; causes and prevention of child obesity; advice on tackling obesity through diet and exercise.

Australian Better Health Initiative – Measure Up www.measureup.gov.au

Australian Bureau of Statistics www.abs.gov.au

Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society www.asso.org.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare www.aihw.gov.au

Australian Medical Association www.ama.com.au

Dietitians Association of Australia www.daa.asn.au

Food for Kids www.choicefoodforkids.com.au

Healthy Weight www.healthyactive.gov.au

Healthy Eating Club www.healthyeatingclub.org

HealthinSite www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/obesity

National Heart Foundation of Australia www.heartfoundation.com.au

Nutrition Australia www.nutritionaustralia.org

Preventative Health Taskforce www.preventativehealth.org.au

Young Media Australia www.youngmedia.org.au

Understanding Mental Illness (Vol 303) Due January 2010
Explores the prevalence of mental disorders and the services available for treatment and focuses on improving community understanding of the negative effects of mental illness on individuals such as reduced work participation, social isolation, stigma and discrimination.

Australian Bureau of Statistics  www.abs.gov.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare  www.aihw.gov.au

beyondblue – the national depression initiative  www.beyondblue.org.au

Black Dog Institute  www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs  www.fahcsia.gov.au

Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre  www.eppic.org.au

Headspace  www.headspace.org.au

Mental Health Council of Australia  www.mhca.org.au

Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria  www.mhri.edu.au

Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia Inc  www.mifellowshipaustralia.org.au

Mindframe Media  www.mindframe-media.info

SANE Australia  www.sane.org

Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc  www.sfnsw.org.au

StigmaWatch  www.sane.org/stigmawatch/stigmawatch/stigmawatch.html

Infectious Disease (Vol 307)
Examines the various types of communicable diseases affecting Australians and how they are kept under control.